Mark Roberts Amber Timlett Jo Verrall recognise these? 60 things every runner thinks when going out for the first time... Ok, so it isn’t raining. Any other excuses? If it’s not raining I should really hang this laundry out to dry. No, just go and run. Right, here goes. Wait, will one bottle of water be enough? Dehydration is a real thing. So is procrastination. GO. Right out the door, this will be great. Turn on Garmin…loading satellites. Shall I take a selfie of my running shoes? Facebook and Instagram that asap. Am I breathing correctly? I’ve never had to think about breathing before…..in through the nose, out through the mouth? No that’s weird. Just breathe normally. Satellites still loading. Seriously! Why are there so many people around? Are they looking at me? Stop looking at me. I knew I shouldn’t have worn these ridiculous running tights. Jogging bottoms next time. Hmmm traffic lights. I’ll jog on the spot. Actually could do with the rest. No someone might drive by and think I’m just dressed like this for a walk. Jog on the spot. Almost at the park now, I must have been running for what, 15 minutes straight? Only 6 minutes. Gaaahhhh. Ok, not going to check the time again. Lots of other runners here. I’ve found my place. I belong. How do they make it look so easy? Those two aren’t even sweating. They must have just got here. Ohh these two coming towards me are hot. They smiled at me. That means they fancy me. Or maybe they’re just being friendly. I should Google running etiquette. Would it be weird if I changed direction and followed them? It’s not stalking, just changing route. What’s that smell? Is it me? It’s me isn’t it? I’m sweating too much. What does deodorant even do!? Is it the same as antiperspirant, what’s the difference? Skip this song. And this one. Must update my playlist. Definitely going off Kings of Leon. Burger king. Mmmmm burger. Homemade burgers are healthy though. Definitely having a burger for dinner. And dessert. A run earns you dessert. OK definitely need to stop soon. Not far to go. End of street in sight. My legs are no more. What is this pain?!!?!? How far have I gone? I need to stop right now. STOP!!!! Check GPS. 1.9 miles. What? OK I can’t stop. Round the block one more time. 2.1 miles. YES! Sofa where are you, come to me, let me lie in your comforting cushioned loveliness. I’m a hero. I ran 2.1 miles. Winning at life. 2 miles is a long way. Every mile counts. Logging my 2 massive miles online like a pro. I could do that again, I could double it. 5 miles next time. Easy. Maybe. Burger.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 06:17:53 +0000
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